shells

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In addition to troops, Pyongyang has supplied Moscow with artillery shells, short-range ballistic missiles and antitank missiles.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

"I would prefer to crawl into one of Comey's conversant shells than write a column supporting him," Turley wrote in a column for Fox News.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Comey said on Instagram that he posted "a picture of some shells I saw today on a beach walk, which I assumed were a political message."

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

Unlike animals with bones or shells, they leave behind very little physical evidence.

From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026

Once there was enough of an opening in the nuts, we would pull the sweet-tasting meat from the shells, doing our best to keep each half in one piece.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce